I’m currently watching CNBC’s Chris Matthews Show. One of the panelists is Andrew Sullivan, And it occurs to me that Andrew, like Mort Zuckerman, has become an omnipresence on cable news talking head shows. Further, he is widely read, not only on TNR, where he is a senior editor, but also Time and the NYT magazine.

But I am reminded of but two or three years ago, when he was virtually begging for contributions to his blog.

Andrew appeals to me because he is what I term a ‘rational liberal’, in the tradition of Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He has become a champion of the left because he is not only moderate and outwardly gay, but also OMG – English!

In any event, here’s to you, Andrew.